THE FAMILY IN U.S. HISTORY II

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History of the Family in U.S. II (HUM661)

The course traces the history of family life in the U.S. from the late nineteenth century to the present. Drawing on an interdisciplinary range of readings from history, sociology, anthropology and gender studies, we will explore how the family--as an ideological conception, as a socially embedded institution, and as a set of personal interactions--has both affected and been affected by the major historical developments of the past century.